Edward Thebaud (June 1798–1884) was an American merchant.
Edward Thebaud was born in Beekman Street, New York City, in June, 1798 the son of
Joseph Thebaud
Joseph Thebaud (1772–1811) was an agent of the French East India Company, and later in about 1792 founded Thebaud Brothers, a commission house in New York City. Founder of the French Benevolent Society of New York.French East India Company
The French East India Company (french: Compagnie française pour le commerce des Indes orientales) was a colonial commercial enterprise, founded on 1 September 1664 to compete with the English (later British) and Dutch trading companies in the ...
. When very young he was sent to the
Moravian College
Moravian University is a private university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The institution traces its founding to 1742 by Moravians, descendants of followers of the Bohemian Reformation under John Amos Comenius. Founded in 1742, Moravian University ...
, at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, for his education. Upon attaining his majority he found an ample fortune awaiting him. Being, however, of industrial habits, and wishing to lead a mercantile life, he entered as clerk in G.G.&S. Howland, the leading commercial house in Pennsylvania. He made several voyages as supercargo; and upon severing this connection formed a partnership with his father's old clerk, under the firm name Bouchaud & Thebaud, later
Thebaud Brothers which continued in great prosperity for many years. In 1826 he withdrew from the house, retiring to his estate near
Morristown.
In 1823 Thebaud married Emma Van Shwalkwyck de Boisaubin, the daughter of the exiled French nobleman,
Vincent Boisaubin, who came to the United States to escape the
guillotine during the
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...
, and gave his name to the
Boisaubin Manor.
They had twelve children
[''Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Living New York Surgeons'', by Samuel Ward Francis] by this marriage, including
Leo G. Thebaud, a founding student and instructor of
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...
. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1834, Thebaud moved to New York, having purchased a mansion known as
LeRoy Place
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in
Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street is an east–west street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is most famous today as a Greenwich Village nightclub district. The street connects a neighborhood today popular for music venues and comedy, but which was ...
, where he lived for many years, though he retained a country seat at Morristown. He resumed business with his old partner, which continued until the retirement of the former in 1850. In this year he admitted his eldest son as partner, the firm now being
Edward Thebaud & Son
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
. Thebaud retired from mercantile life in 1858, leaving his interests in the hands of his two sons (another son having in the meantime been received as partner), the firm name being changed to that of Edward Thebaud's Sons.
Soon after his retirement, Thebaud with his wife and daughter visited numerous relatives in Europe. Upon his return he occupied his mansion situated at Madison, later known as Thebaud Place. He died in his eighty-sixth year at his homestead and was buried in St. Vincent's cemetery. He was much respected by his fellow citizens, who attended his funeral in large numbers and caused the town flag to be lowered in this honor. He was the grand father of
Leo Hewlett Thebaud
Leo Hewlett Thebaud (February 15, 1890 – April 18, 1980) was an admiral of the United States Navy.
Early life
Thebaud was born in Madison, New Jersey, on February 15, 1890, to Edward Vincent (1824-1900) and Elizabeth Hewlett Scudder (1869-1952 ...
and
Louis A. Thebaud
Louis A. Thebaud (October 24, 1859 – April 2, 1939) was an American businessman, sportsman and philanthropist in the Gilded Age. After working for C. H. Raymond & Co., a contractor of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, Mutual Life Ins ...
.
.
References
External links
*''Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County New Jersey''. Illustrated. Vol. II. (New York and Chicago, 1899)
*https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112419714
1798 births
1884 deaths
Moravian University alumni
Businesspeople from Morristown, New Jersey
19th-century American businesspeople
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